Pictures of The High and Mighty

When my Insight was in the shop for scheduled maintainence, I rented a minivan because it was the most fuel-efficient vehicle available right after Hurricane Katrina. Also gave me a chance to attempt to get in the minds of some of the drivers of power trucks and huge SUVs.

Yes, that's me striking a pose I often see on the freeway. Believe me, I actually see this and have pictures to prove it. This is not a truly professional impersonation as it takes more practice. Besides, I was not born with the mutant egoist gene guys like Terrell Owens has.... I was hoping doing this would bring a magical delusion of feeling like God, but I was in a lowly minivan. Should have been in a Dodge Ram, Cadillac Escalade or Hummer. Note the limp wrist. Unlike when I was growing up, somehow this is now Alpha-Male Macho....

Now here is a guy that knows he is better than the rest of us. Drives a kick-butt Dodge Ram with a fearsome grill. Not carrying anything - just trying to impress his narcissistic buddies.  Note he looks like he is reclining in his living room chair holding a remote in control and in charge....

Close up: He has such control that his hands don't need to be on the steering wheel! For that matter, his left wrist may not even be touching the steering wheel. Can a local TV station interview him on the spot and ask how he gets such extraordinary vehicle control?

Word of caution: Saw a minivan driver posed like the guy above except his seat was nearly a foot lower. Looked like he was doing a salute that is banned in Germany.

George Bush Tollway (Hwy 190): At 75mph one wrist (if that) is all you need when you are high and mighty....

I can even do this in my sleep! (Note: I was facing the sun - sunglasses not needed!)

Got this as it was passing by but did not fully get the wrist-past wheel recline. Almost believe the Dodge Ram engineers intentionally designed it that way and call the driver's seat a "throne"....
 

What are they Thinking?

This is a risky venture to get into their minds. Aggression like this might be steriod-induced. A recent Hummer commercial's line is: "transform yourself". I honestly believe some of these guys think they are transformed.

Some of these guys step into a Dodge Ram and fant-a-size they are a comic figure that just drank a radioactive Red Bull. Suddenly they expand and their flannel shirt's buttons pop off.

...Their shirt is shredded, eyes bloodshot, fly-zipper busts.

They feel like they have superhuman powers

Play movie theme of Superman (1978)

Note: The "S" would probably be replaced with "S A-H"

Their thoughts are probably not "Truth, Justice, and the American way".

Picture instead the the WWE wrestler staring into the camera challenging:

Wanna mess with ME!?

I'm glad Red Bull really doesn't do this....